What was the first track you ever drove a kart on?

Tony Wyse · Posted: Wed Dec 19, 2012 3:21 pm Post subject:

Sugar River Raceway, Brodhead Wisconsin. 1964.
Blackhack Kart with a Mac 9
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mark coats · Joined: 07 Oct 2002 Posts: 500

Mark Coats
Mid-State Kart Club - Mechanicsburg, Illinois - 1972
Key Kart & I think it was a Mac 91A.

Tiffin Willareth · Posted: Wed Dec 19, 2012 7:18 pm Post subject:

Bennett Raceway 1980
Utica Illinois
on a Margay Cheetah with B&S flathead purchased from Bob Combs original owner of Norway track.
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Jim McMahon · Posted: Wed Dec 19, 2012 9:33 pm Post subject:

First time in my "racing kart" was at a motor sports show in a parking lot at Dublin City University. There was a small roundy roundy track setup. Didn't even get on to the pipe, leaking crank seals didn't help.

First actual race track was Mondello Park. Throttle stuck wide open and only got halfway around turn 1. Learned that you should have a throttle return spring on the carb as well as the pedal. That was 1997. Kart was a 1991 Wright chassis and an absolute dog of a TT27 motor.
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Oscar Aguilera · Joined: 18 Jul 2001 Posts: 1614

1984 San Antonio Kart club. I had a bug chassis with a kt100 pipe and a horstman clutch. we ran good year tires back then. track closed in 1985.

Rich Eisgruber · Joined: 23 Aug 2001 Posts: 474

Whiteland Raceway Park 1997, it was a rental kart. I was back the next year in my own the 1st week they were open for practice
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Dave Boles · Posted: Thu Dec 20, 2012 10:53 pm Post subject:

Kinsmen Kart Club, Dixon CA 1999
MBA KT 100 KLS Racing

Clark Gaynor · Posted: Fri Dec 21, 2012 6:17 am Post subject:

1963, North Hills Raceway in Pheonixville, Pa.
1963 Dart A-Bone with a Mac 40. I was 14 at the time.
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HOT Heart of Texas Kart track in Waco Texas. I was about 12 in '72. Talked my parents into puttin the Hornet in the back of the Impala and driving me from Temple to Waco. Only did it a couple of times. I still remember the great fun of sliding around the corner into the main straight.

I got my kart from Richard at Hornet. bugged him until he finally pulled out an old kart and he welded a sidewinder mount on it and we put on a 91B1. Before I raced it I put on duel tillos and drilled them for Alky. It ran pretty good. Still have the motor. I did win one heat.

Chris Cunningham · Joined: 23 Jan 2011 Posts: 4

Sugar Hill Speedway
Weare, NH

Doug Fleming · Joined: 04 Dec 2003 Posts: 1994

Jamul International Speedway 1974
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Michael Boone · Posted: Sat Dec 22, 2012 12:07 am Post subject:

Redding/Shasta kart track 1964
Redding ,Calif
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Ted Alexander · Joined: 01 Feb 2004 Posts: 45

1958, Southgate Springfield, Missouri
Bird kit kart and Clinton A 400

Mick Moffett · Posted: Sat Dec 22, 2012 9:07 am Post subject:

fist track was a little dirt oval in Moweaqua Ill. operated by Curly Duncan. Kart was home built, right rear tire drive only, west bend engine, it was about 1963. I was 10.

Michael D Jones · Posted: Sat Dec 22, 2012 10:32 am Post subject: 1st track

The first track I drove on was "Wizzer" dirt sprint track, right next to the asphalt sprint track in Carrollton, Tx. "Pappy Neal" built the track.
I'll be VERY surprised if anyone remembers it. I believe it was 1980.
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